Gary "Chicken" Hirsh

Gary "Chicken" Hirsh was born in Chicago in March 9, 1940. He was a drummer for the rock group Country Joe and the Fish. In December 1966 he replaced John Francis Gunning, and left the band in 1969. He then opened an art supply shop called Abraxas in Oakland, later went to New York, before returning to Berkeley. He's said to be the one who altered the FISH cheer at a concert at New York's Central Park. He also played with the group Blackburn & Snow, and with the Cleanliness and Godliness Skiffle Band. In 1972 he played and recorded with Touchstone in 1972, with one of his paintings appearing on the inside of the album. He is now an artist, T-shirt manufacturer, and jazz musician living in Ashland, Oregon, and has also reunited with the Country Joe Band.

External links

Chicken Hirsh's website

Country Joe and the Fish

"Country" Joe McDonald Barry "The Fish" Melton Gary "Chicken" Hirsh David Bennett Cohen Bruce Barthol David Getz Peter Albin John Francis Gunning Paul Armstrong Mark Ryan Gregory Leroy Dewey Mark Kapner Doug Metzler

Studio albums	Electric Music for the Mind and Body (1967) I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-to-Die (1967) Together (1968) Here We Are Again (1969) CJ Fish (1970) Reunion (1977)

Live albums	Live! Fillmore West 1969 (1994)

Songs	"The "Fish" Cheer/I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-to-Die Rag"

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